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Version history for AkelPad

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Changes for v4.9.5 - v4.9.6

Fixed: print text with nested syntax highlighting rules.
Fixed: text scrolling to caret while dragging a file on edit window.

Changes for v4.9.4 - v4.9.5

Added: possibility to use nested syntax highlighting rules.
Added: alternative Windows notepad replacement (via registry) in installer.
Added: Greek language module (Johnakiss).
Added: Uzbek language module (Shamsiddinov Zafar).
Added: option "Silently close unsaved empty tab (MDI)" now also work in SDI mode.
Fixed: releasing caret positions for commands 4199, 4200 when word wrap changed.
Fixed: possible transfer of the Enter pressing to another process when closing dialog created by plugin.
Fixed: notepad replacement by installer on x64 systems.
Fixed: parsing command line parameter /Z with MS Notepad compatibility mode on.

Changes for v4.9.2 - v4.9.3

Added: metacharacter \K - exclude previous symbols from result.
Added: now commands 4199, 4200 move caret also on undo positions.
Fixed: AKD_DLLUNLOAD processing of unloading signal for outdated instance.
Fixed: print multiple copies on Win7.
Fixed: WordBreak parameter.
Fixed: active column painting.
Fixed: system menu opening in modeless dialogs.
Fixed: middle mouse button click cause new tab creation when menu is opened.

Changes for v4.8.9 - v4.9.0

Changed: regular expression quantifiers now have classic greediness. To make it possessive (old behaviour) use "+" after quantifier, like, "\d*+".
Added: possibility in file open/save dialog to specify NTFS file stream on Win7.
Added: flags for manual parameter "MouseOptions":
256 - invert mouse horizontal wheel;
512 - invert mouse vertical wheel.
Fixed: pressing space as a part of the symbol input on special keyboard layouts.
Fixed: saving NTFS file stream in protected file (UAC).
Fixed: command 4198 could not update active column position.

Changes for v4.8.8 - v4.8.9

Added: command 4194 - paste text taking into account selection case.
Added: optional parameter for change case commands 4175-4180: 1 - change case for current word if no selection.
Added: (?options) possibility to set options for groups individually.
Added: (?>pattern) atomic grouping.
Added: possibility to use lookbehind search in conditional pattern, for example, "(?(?<=a)b|c)".
Added: now "AkelAdmin.exe" provides the ability to modify a file on disk root (UAC).
Added: to directly open the *.lnk or *.url from file open dialog, need to click on "Open" button while holding Ctrl.
Fixed: mixing caret and active column colors with background.
Fixed: metacharacters \w and \W usage in character set [].
Fixed: possibility in file open/save dialog to specify NTFS file stream or path containing backslashes.
Fixed: "Search finished" not displayed when cycle searching from the document beginning.
Fixed: flag 4 of manual parameter "ShowModify" - modification displaying disappeared when switching between tabs (PMDI).

Changes for v4.8.7 - v4.8.8

Changed: plugin architecture. Update plugins.
Changed: in replace dialog, the last used button, becomes locally default button.
Changed: when opening multiple files, message about create new or open binary file uses "Yes/No/Cancel" buttons instead of "OK/Cancel". Allows answering "No" to continue opening the remaining files.
Changed: after answer "No" to the question of reopening the modified file, document marked as changed.
Changed: metacharacter \w - matches any word character (any character excluding delimiter).
Changed: metacharacter \W - matches any non-word character (any delimiter).
Added: print multiple copies with "Collate" option.
Added: "Replace all" without message.
Added: command 4195 and menu item - delete all whitespaces in selection.
Added: possibility in file open/save dialog to specify NTFS file stream or path containing backslashes.
Added: manual parameter for "SingleOpenProgram" with a value of 2 - option "Don't open a program twice" works only for the same exe file. Requires run as administrator (UAC).
Added: manual parameter "EditStyle" - defines some edit window creation flags.
Fixed: option "Don't open a program twice" on Win7.
Fixed: Left key didn't move caret on previous line with option "Caret after end of line".
Fixed: saving parameters "CmdLineBegin" and "CmdLineEnd".
Fixed: dialogs that contain AkelEdit control didn't open on Win9x.

Changes for v4.8.4 - v4.8.5

Changed: Unicode symbols conversion to lowercase/uppercase brought to standard.
Added: manual parameter for "MouseOptions" with a value of 128 - no scrolling after middle mouse click.
Fixed: interrupt split window resizing with Escape button.
Fixed: options conflict "Cycle search" and "All files".

Changes for v4.8.3 - v4.8.4

Changed: plugin architecture. Update plugins.
Changed: increased speed of code folding processing with word wrap on.
Fixed: synchronization of simultaneous access to external plugins calls.
Fixed: inability to change split windows size with using flag 1024 of manual parameter "PaintOptions".
Fixed: FRF_ESCAPESEQ flag didn't work.

Changes for v4.8.2 - v4.8.3

Added: possibility to specify new file codepage.
Added: manual parameter "UrlCommand" - defines command for hyperlink click.
Fixed: text dragging in some programs didn't work.
Fixed: new line type recovery from an undo buffer.
Fixed: grouping elements in regular expressions pattern.
Fixed: picking up a text when find/replace dialog was open, didn't restore the "Beginning" item.

Changes for v4.8.1 - v4.8.2

Added: (?<=pattern) positive lookbehind search.
Added: (?Added: \A and \a metacharacters - matches the position at the beginning of the document/search range.
Added: \Z and \a metacharacters - matches the position at the end of the document/search range.
Added: \x{n} metacharacter for surrogate pairs search/replace.
Added: variable %cl of manual parameter "StatusUserFormat" now support surrogate pairs.
Added: manual parameter for "MouseOptions" with a value of 64 - left margin line selection with mouse selects all wrapped line.
Fixed: file saving in MBCS codepage.
Fixed: single replace with using regular expressions.
Fixed: \D, \W metacharacters didn't match new line.

Changes for v4.8.0 - v4.8.1

Changed: increased accuracy of the file opening indicator.
Added: hotkey Alt+, for command 4199, hotkey Alt+. for command 4200.
Fixed: file opening in MBCS codepage.
Fixed: buttons that control the size of the frame didn't work (MDI).
Fixed: single replace with using regular expressions.

Changes for v4.7.9 - v4.8.0

Changed: command that moves caret to opposite end of selection now has code 4198.
Added: command 4199 - move caret to previous location.
Added: command 4200 - move caret to next location.
Fixed: file opening in DBCS codepage (WinVista/7).
Fixed: ^, $, \b, \s metacharacters processing in regular expressions.
Fixed: variables "%cap[text]", "%num[text]" of manual parameter "StatusUserFormat" didn't updated when switching to AkelPad from a different application.
Fixed: variables of manual parameter "StatusUserFormat" didn't updated when switching between tabs (MDI/PMDI).
Fixed: switching focus when IME window active.
Fixed: error when splitting window.
Fixed: restore main window from minimized state cause split window resizing (SDI/PMDI).
Fixed: active line border on alternating line painting.
Fixed: print preview when using background for printing.

Changes for v4.7.8 - v4.7.9

Added: variables for "StatusUserFormat":
"%cap[text]" - text to appear when CapsLock key in turned on;
"%num[text]" - text to appear when NumLock key in turned on;
"%Ch" - current character hex code in file codepage (lowercase);
"%CH" - current character hex code in file codepage (uppercase).
Added: variables %cH, %ch of manual parameter "StatusUserFormat" now support surrogate pairs.
Fixed: error when splitting window.
Fixed: background image was drawn not from beginning, when LineBoard or Coder plugins used.
Fixed: incorrect current column displaying in status bar, if line contain surrogate pairs.

Changes for v4.7.7 - v4.7.8

Changed: \n and \r metacharacters processing in regular expressions.
Changed: hotkey for command 4206 is now Ctrl+*.
Added: ability to use an image as the editor background. Program start can be much faster, if images will be in bmp format.
Added: ability to use regular expressions in syntax highlighting rules.
Added: manual parameter for "MouseOptions" with a value of 32 - deny changing font size by scrolling mouse wheel with Ctrl key.
Fixed: search for surrogate pairs with regular expressions.
Fixed: search with regular expressions and %se[text] variable of manual parameter "StatusUserFormat".
Fixed: headlines background when using background for printing.

Changes for v4.7.6 - v4.7.7

Changed: plugin architecture. Update plugins.
Changed: command 4196 - inserts new line without keeping left spaces, if option "Keep space" is on.
Added: checking hotkey existence in the Hotkeys plugin.
Added: command 4199 - move caret on the contrary side of selection (Alt+\).
Fixed: in overtype mode space and tabulation inserted without replacement.
Fixed: size of the first non-maximized MDI frame when status bar is on.
Fixed: size of the first maximized MDI frame when status bar and tab panel are off.
Fixed: drawing tab bar, located at the bottom, when the status bar is turned on (PMDI).
Fixed: current directory in the file open/save dialog.
Fixed: search backward with regular expressions.
Fixed: search forward with regular expressions and whole word option.
Fixed: restore maximized state on startup after closing main window in minimized state.
Fixed: notepad replacement mode in installer (WinVista/7)

Changes for v4.7.5 - v4.7.6

Added: multiline search/replace with regular expressions.
Fixed: regular expressions support.
Fixed: cycle search with regular expressions didn't work.
Fixed: saving settings without open frames (MDI).
Fixed: applying delimiters settings.

Changes for v4.7.4 - v4.7.5

Changed: plugin architecture. Update plugins.
Changed: "Replace all" with regular expressions works line by line.
Changed: replace with regular expressions uses \n and \nn instead of $n and $nn for backreferences.
Changed: processing capture after double mouse click.
Changed: automatic check "In selection" option works when multiple lines selected.
Added: option for prompting in text cycle search.
Added: possibility during replace with regular expressions to use escape characters: \r, \n, \t, \u0000, \x00 etc.
Added: manual parameter "AkelUpdaterOptions" - defines command line options for the AkelUpdater.exe.
Fixed: regular expressions support.
Fixed: active line on alternating line painting.

Changes for v4.7.3 - v4.7.4

Changed: Unicode files without BOM now displayed as "without BOM" instead of "*BOM".
Added: support for regular expressions in find/replace dialog.
Added: possibility to add status bar delimiter with "StatusUserFormat".
Added: variables for "StatusUserFormat":
"%lb" - number of the first selected line;
"%le" - number of the last selected line;
"%ls" - count of lines in selection.
Added: AkelUpdater in installer.
Added: menu item to open AkelUpdater.
Fixed: split window in SDI mode.

Changes for v4.7.2 - v4.7.3

Changed: due to LogView plugin functionality expansion, its name changed to Log.
Fixed: manual parameters "CmdLineBegin" and "CmdLineEnd" didn't work.
Fixed: "AkelAdmin.exe" - set security options for file with different owner.

Changes for v4.7.1 - v4.7.2

Added: now "AkelAdmin.exe" provides the ability to create file by opening in protected folder (UAC).
Added: manual parameter "AkelAdminResident" - defines residency of the AkelAdmin.exe.
Fixed: saving tabulation settings.
Fixed: saving alternating lines settings.

Changes for v4.7.0 - v4.7.1

Changed: line deletion command continues to work when end-of-file reached.
Added: now "AkelAdmin.exe" provides the ability to save to a protected folder (UAC).
Fixed: program execution from third-party applications.
Fixed: slow active column painting on Win7 with Aero.
Fixed: active line border didn't displayed on alternating lines without border.
Fixed: option "Mouse dragging" was set to the opposite meaning.
Fixed: focus loss in open file dialog.
Fixed: NTFS file stream didn't saved.
Fixed: command line parameters /reassoc and /deassoc processed only one group of three possible Open/Edit/Print.

Changes for v4.6.5 - v4.7.0

Changed: plugin architecture. Update plugins.
Changed: active column flashing minimized.
Changed: switch between commands 4212, 4213, 4214 without window split off.
Changed: command line parameter /quit terminates only own process.
Added: ability to display alternating lines in different colors.
Added: local storage of open links in a document and marking them with selected color.
Added: border draw of active line.
Added: ability to turn off active line painting without color change.
Added: now "AkelAdmin.exe" works until AkelPad process ends (UAC).
Added: now "AkelAdmin.exe" provides the ability to open protected file (UAC).
Added: settings for top and bottom edit window margins.
Added: command line method /Show() to show main window in specified style.
Fixed: text replacement in columnar selection.
Fixed: turn on word wrap when collapsed folds exist.
Fixed: highlight link under cursor.
Fixed: file could be saved in virtual store (UAC).
Fixed: opening a system file under a limited user using the x86 version of program (Windows x64).
Fixed: error in the program when exiting, if the last closed document has split windows, which was switched off earlier in this document, and the caret is not in the first window (PMDI).
Fixed: scrolling after window resplit (PMDI).
Fixed: on windows split enabled error may appear at program exit, if flag 256 of manual parameter "PaintOptions" is used.
Fixed: caret updating with using flag 256 of manual parameter "PaintOptions".

Changes for v4.6.4 - v4.6.5

Added: support for "AkelAdmin.exe" tool, which provides the ability to save changes to a protected file (UAC).
Added: ability to set hyperlink text color under cursor.
Fixed: flag 256 of "WordBreak" manual parameter.

Changes for v4.6.3 - v4.6.4

Added: support of mouse with horizontal scrolling (WinVista/7).
Added: manual parameter for "MouseOptions" with a value of 16 triple click and left margin click selects only line contents without new line.
Fixed: letters case are not changed in the recent files list.

Changes for v4.6.2 - v4.6.3

Changed: for unsaved document command 4121 opens "Recode..." dialog.
Fixed: ignore of symbol deletion if caret was located at the end of wrapped line.
Fixed: printing font setting ignored.
Fixed: scroll position after restoring from minimized state.
Fixed: frame settings aren't inherited, in case of closing the last frame and then creating a new one (MDI).

Changes for v4.6.1 - v4.6.2

Changed: file reopening if user saved a file in different new line format.
Changed: movement to the next line with right arrow key when wrap mode is on.

Changes for v4.5.4 - v4.5.5

Added: flag 1024 in the manual parameter "PaintOptions" - draw no edit window border.
Added: switching between any modeless dialogs of the program with F6 hotkey.
Fixed: windows zooming when using the scale other than 96 dpi.
Fixed: using flag 256 in the manual parameter "PaintOptions" and undo after "Replace all" with word wrap on.

Changes for v4.5.3 - v4.5.4

Added: option for moving caret at right mouse click.
Added: option for silently closing unsaved empty tab (MDI/PMDI).
Added: at program close, in saving document message added option "None for All".
Added: ability to move to a problem location, in message about the loss of characters in the specified encoding.
Added: Eastern European recognition (1250, OEM, UTF-8).
Added: Western European recognition (1252, OEM, UTF-8).
Added: command 4321 - close all unmodified tabs (MDI/PMDI).
Added: "\|" in /Insert() command line method - sets the caret position after text insertion.
Added: locally remembers last call plugin.
Fixed: UTF-8 recoding.
Fixed: copy/paste text from the clipboard between AkelEdit windows with different bits (Windows x64).
Fixed: in italic font styles tabulation could overlap the preceding symbol.

Changes for v4.5.2 - v4.5.3

Added: command line parameters /C, /B, /L for return to the ask mode.
Fixed: out of the text area didn't redraw under some conditions.
Fixed: saving settings in SDI mode.
Fixed: AkelPad.ini overwritten when there were no changes in settings.

Changes for v4.5.1 - v4.5.2

Added: 64-bit program version.
Fixed: file didn't open with modal dialog actived.
Fixed: AkelPad.ini overwritten when there were no changes in settings.

Changes for v4.5.0 - v4.5.1

Changed: speed of work with code folding is increased.
Changed: improved work with Input Method Editors (IME).
Changed: default font is now "Courier New" with size 10.
Changed: tabs drawing with using visual styles on windows and buttons in Windows XP (MDI/PMDI).
Changed: now by default uses system color for hyperlinks.
Changed: now uses system cursor for hyperlinks, if possible.
Fixed: replacement with multi-line text.
Fixed: no message if error appears during opening/saving files.
Fixed: URL in comment fold didn't highlighted.
Fixed: selection after split window off (MDI).
Fixed: double/triple mouse click in split windows.
Fixed: scrolling to founded text.
Fixed: variable "%dm" for "StatusUserFormat".
Fixed: left button click in Windows 95.

Changes for v4.4.9 - v4.5.0

Changed: plugin architecture. Update plugins.
Changed: improved many files opening (MDI/PMDI).
- Successfully tested working with 100 thousands files in PMDI mode.
- Maximum number of documents in MDI mode is 700. When one try to exceed this number, message appeared that indicates PMDI mode requirement.
Changed: restructured, optimized mechanism of work with code folding.
Changed: multi-line columnar paste.
Changed: "Save All" menu item is deactivated if no files are changed.
Changed: if automatically check "In selection" is enabled and selection is empty, previous direction is restored.
Changed: return alignment to left in the status bar.
Added: ability to set color and font style for the text inside fold. This means that multi-line comments now highlighted (Coder::CodeFold must be enabled).
Added: Czech language module (Frantisek Bartos).
Added: Hungarian language module (ZityiSoft).
Added: variables for "StatusUserFormat":
"%dc" - count of all documents (MDI/PMDI);
"%dm" - count of modified documents (MDI/PMDI);
"%ds" - count of unmodified documents (MDI/PMDI);
"%di" - active document index (MDI/PMDI);
"%cl" - current character letter.
Fixed: reopening a file in split windows.
Fixed: reopening group of files with option "Don't open a file twice".
Fixed: after opening main menu with mnemonic key next input character was ignored.
Fixed: when replacing with multi-line text, inserted new lines are not set to the current document value.
Fixed: activating program with mouse and "Watch file change".
Fixed: tabulation printed in color with color printing off.
Fixed: tabulation and wrap by symbols.
Fixed: position recovery of the first visible line if collapsed folds presented.

Changes for v4.4.5 - v4.4.6

Changed: integrated parameter "ReplaceAllAndClose" in "SearchOptions".
Added: search option for automatically check "In selection" if selection not empty.
Added: on logout the user prompted to save unsaved documents.
Added: /SaveFile() command line method now can accept -1 as the encoding and BOM, which means using the current values of the document.
Fixed: possible program crash when resizing edit window that use word wrap.
Fixed: command line processing and "Watch file change".
Fixed: encoding redetect of the empty document led to the encoding nullification.
Fixed: method /SaveFile() ignore first parameter.
Fixed: parameter "ShowModify" in PMDI mode.
Fixed: tabulation in print.
Fixed: selection after split window off.
Fixed: window flashing during first split window (PMDI).
Fixed: "Word delimiters" uncheck did not set the default delimiters.
Fixed: command 4196 ignore read-only mode.

Changes for v4.4.4 - v4.4.5

Changed: context menu of tabs uses the items of menu "Window" (PMDI).
Added: support for clipboard containing NULL symbol (between AkelEdit windows).
Fixed: command line processing and working directory.
Fixed: saving in UTF32-LE and UTF32-BE codepages.
Fixed: program may hang when switching between tabs that use word wrap (MDI).
Fixed: access order of tabs (MDI/PMDI).
Fixed: when printing a range of pages, only first page printed.
Fixed: hotkey F12 for showing codepages menu didn't work.
Fixed: insert space, tab into the empty vertical selection.

Changes for v4.4.3 - v4.4.4

Changed: clean program installation recommended.
Plugins merged:
HighLight + CodeFold + AutoComplete -> Coder
CaptureClipboard + PasteSerial + SelAutoCopy -> Clipboard
AutoSave + NoBOM -> SaveFile
Lines + Crypt + LinkExtract -> Format
NoSelEOL + SmartHome -> SmartSel
Plugins renamed:
AutoScroll -> Scroll
Plugins integrated in program:
SaveAllAs, LogDate, KeybLayout
Changed: greatly reduced the number of lines in program code by optimizing Win95/98/Me support.
Changed: now libc.lib not used, which allow to compile the program on the latest MS VS without errors.
Changed: program settings saved only if any changes were made. Now it is possible to edit AkelPad.ini from the program.
Changed: at program exit, settings saved of the active tab, not of the last closed (MDI).
Changed: sorted non-menu commands.
Changed: read-only mode is not inherited and not saved now. Item from the menu "Options" moved to "View" menu. Read-only mode command is now 4216.
Changed: more soft work with text Drag'n'Drop.
Changed: before file opening controls are updated if the main window was minimized (MDI).
Added: pseudo multi-window (PMDI), which allows you to open an unlimited number of files. In contrast to the MDI mode, opening a new tab does not lead creation of new graphical objects, thus avoid GDI buffer overflow. For SDI/MDI/PMDI modes now used commands 4261/4262/4263 respectively.
Added: possibility to use /OpenFile(), /SaveFile(), /Command(), /Call(), /Exec(), /Font(), /Recode(), /Insert() methods in command line. And also added parameters /L+ and /L- for silent answer on symbols loss warning.
Added: UTF32-LE and UTF32-BE codepage support.
Added: dialog "Save all as" that allows you to save all open documents in a particular encoding and new line format (MDI).
Added: option for remember keyboard layout of each tab (MDI).
Added: option for insert current date and time to the end of opened file, if it has ".LOG" at the beginning.
Added: manual parameter "DateInsertFormat" - defines insert date and time format.
Added: manual parameter "DateLogFormat" - defines date and time format for files containing ".LOG" at the beginning. Works only if enabled "Insert date if file has .LOG at the beginning" in settings (DateLog=1).
Added: manual parameter "PaintOptions" - defines, some text draw settings. Sets by the sum of members:
- 1 Paint text by group of characters (default is character by character). With this flag some text recognition programs could start to work, printer could print faster, but highlighted symbols and combined unicode symbols can be drawn differently and editing of whose characters may become uncomfortable.
- 2 Disable drawing new line selection as space character.
- 4 Draw new line selection to the right edge.
- 8 Hides the selection when the control loses the input focus.
- 256 Hides scroll bars instead of disabling them.
- 512 Draw thin edit window border.
- By default: 0.
Added: possibility in "Go to line..." dialog to go to a specified column in line.
Added: possibility to set default file save extention.
Added: "Close", "Close all", "Close all but active" in "Window" menu.
Added: option to display only file names in the "Select window" dialog (MDI).
Added: now storing/restoring last visited directory managed by the program.
Added: fast saving or reopening of the new, not saved document in different encoding now leads to a current encoding change.
Added: parameter %d in the page settings for print directory of a file.
Added: "Columnar paste" in "Edit" menu.
Added: Ctrl+5 - change case in loop.
Added: locally remembers the last open tab in the preferences dialog.
Fixed: saving non-active document.
Fixed: selection didn't updated during switching panes (split window).
Fixed: folding in split window.
Fixed: case insensitive search.

Changes for v4.3.6 - v4.4.0

Changed: plugin architecture. Update plugins.
Changed: mouse selection is now more closer to RichEdit.
Changed: now "ShowModify" parameter by default is equal to 1+8=9.
Changed: file reopening if user saved a file in spite of prevention that symbols will be lost.
Added: messages for text folding in AkelEdit.
Added: ability to assign Tab, Shift+Tab in plugins dialog, on condition that the hotkey input box was activated using the mouse.

Changes for v4.3.5 - v4.3.6

Changed: syntax highlighting improved.
Added: check for language modules and program compatibility. Now the language module version must be equal to version of the program.
Added: "RichEditClass" parameter - defines edit control class name:
- 0 "AkelEdit" (by default)
- 1 "RichEdit20"
Added: option to turn off the selection by pressing on left mouse button in left margin.
Fixed: work with Input Method Editors (IME).

Changes for v4.3.4 - v4.3.5

Changed: set a single-thread model for allocating chunks of memory, as a consequence speed of text replace, delete, insert is increased.
Fixed: possible program error on selection change (appeared in 4.3.3).

Changes for v4.3.3 - v4.3.4

Changed: reduced resource consumption when opening large number of files.
Added: in the "Select Window" dialog (MDI):
- tab search;
- arrange horizontally/vertically selected tabs;
- sorting, reordering tabs;
- save, closing selected tabs;
- opportunity to show only modified files;
- dialog size is remembered;
- F10 hotkey to open dialog.
Added: if marker and/or wrap limit equal to -1, then they distance is equal to printer page width (use monospaced fonts).
Added: local remembering size and zoom of the print preview dialog.
Added: page that has caret is activated when print preview open.
Fixed: after all text replacing in 4.3.3, scrolling position did not recover.
Fixed: replacement on "\n".
Fixed: WordBreak parameter.
Fixed: opening link that contain another link.
Fixed: single URL click.

Changes for v4.3.2 - v4.3.3

Changed: redesigned program icon. Added 16x16, 48x48 dimensions.
Changed: speed of large text block selection is increased.
Changed: navigation through the Ctrl+Down/Ctrl+Up is now identical to RichEdit.
Added: now possible to assign hotkeys in plugins dialog: (Ctrl|Alt|Shift)+Delete, (Ctrl|Alt|Shift)+Backspace, Ctrl+Tab, Ctrl+Shift+Tab.

Changes for v4.2.5 - v4.2.6

Changed: AkelEdit now uses character by character painting.
Changed: selection by pressing on left mouse button in left margin.
Changed: if wrap by symbols is used, then document print also will be with wrap by symbols.
Added: support for UTF-16 surrogate pairs.
Added: 4430 command - paste text after caret.
Added: support for text Drag'n'Drop containing NULL symbol (between AkelEdit windows).
Fixed: correct open/save UTF-8 text containing surrogate pairs.
Fixed: hyperlink, located at line start, didn't highlighted in 4.2.5.
Fixed: word wrap updating after text margings change.
Fixed: split window updating after word wrap change.

Changes for v4.2.4 - v4.2.5

Changes for v4.2.3 - v4.2.4

Changed: syntax highlighting improved.
Added: Finnish language module (Jani Kinnunen).
Fixed: "Replace all" caused new line format unification in binary files.

Changes for v4.2.2 - v4.2.3

Changed: syntax highlighting improved.
Changed: triple mouse click selects all wrapped line.

Changes for v4.2.1 - v4.2.2

Added: messages for syntax highlighting in AkelEdit:
Opportunity to highlight delimiters, words, the text between words (for example: line comments, quoted text, etc.);
Opportunity to specify text color and background color.
Opportunity to specify font style (normal, bold, italic, bold italic).
Added: AKD_INI* messages for work with ini file in UTF-16LE codepage.
Added: 4429 command - paste to column selection (Alt+V).
Fixed: coordinates error when moving with PageUp/PageDown.
Fixed: change font size using Ctrl+WheelMouse wasn't remembered.
Fixed: search string trimming (Win95/98/Me).
Fixed: duplicating codepage in list when Ansi and Oem codepages are the same.

Changes for v4.2.0 - v4.2.1

Changed: file now isn't read out entirely in memory before opening (stream opening).
Added: possibility to stop file opening (Esc key).
Fixed: occurrence of a vertical scrollbar at new file creation in word wrap mode (MDI).

Changes for v4.1.9 - v4.2.0

Changed: file reopening if user saved a file in different encoding.
Changed: double and triple mouse click selection.
Added: check for plugins and program compatibility. Update plugins.
Added: possibility to set vertical marker.
Added: "WordBreak" parameter is complemented.
Fixed: serious error in 4.1.9 in word wrap mode. Assignment incorrect pointer led to loss part of a file at saving.
Fixed: after new line format change a file was saved with a new line symbol insertion in wrap places.
Fixed: ampersand in tab button name (MDI) and in recent files menu.

Changes for v4.1.8 - v4.1.9

Changed: keeping left spaces in word wrap mode.
Added: from uninstaller now possible to remove installer traces (shortcuts, key in registry, Uninstall.exe file) without program files removal.
Fixed: tabulation wrapping.
Fixed: resizing of split window and also dockable windows.
Fixed: displaying asterisk * in titles isn't updated after document reopening (MDI).

Changes for v4.1.7 - v4.1.8

Changed: more accurate split window resizing.
Added: When word wrap is on, now wrapped lines numbers displayed as non-wrapped. "StatusPosType" parameter is complemented.

Changes for v4.1.6 - v4.1.7

Changes:
Changed: reduced flashing on setting focus.
Added: hotkeys:
- F9 activate next pane (split window);
- Shift+F9 activate previous pane (split window).
Fixed: split window on Win95/98/Me.
Fixed: split window and ToolBar plugin.
Fixed: split window and Drag'n'Drop from other frame (MDI).
Fixed: selection updating after cancelling split window.

Changes for v4.1.5 - v4.1.6

Added: opportunity to split edit window to work with different areas of one file.
Added: commands 4211, 4212, 4213, 4427, 4428 to work with panes of split window.
Added: opportunity to wrap a line on achievement of the certain limit in symbols.
Fixed: font width changing in 4.1.5.

Changes for v4.1.4 - v4.1.5

Changed: work with memory is considerably improved when many files opened (MDI).
Added: parameter "ShowModify" - defines, where it will be possible to see, that the document is changed. Sets
by the sum of members:
1 Display "Modified" in status bar.
2 Display asterisk * in main window title (SDI).
4 Display asterisk * in frame window title (MDI).
8 Display asterisk * in tab button name (MDI).
By default: 1, show all: 1+2+4+8=15.
Added: description in AkelHelp-Eng.htm of parameters, that sets by user manually, and also description of the internal commands used in ContextMenu, ToolBar, Hotkeys and Scripts plugins.
Fixed: work with Korean Input Method Editors (IME).
Fixed: active column painting (Win98/Me).

Changes for v4.1.3 - v4.1.4

Added: active column color modification.
Added: option for going to specified offset in
"Go to line..." dialog.
Added: parameter "StatusPosType":
0 status bar show statistics in "Line:Symbol".
1 status bar show statistics in "Line:Column".
Added: Japanese recognition (UTF-8).
Added: Korean recognition (UTF-8).
Added: Turkish recognition (OEM, UTF-8).
Fixed: replace text with empty string.
Fixed: work with Korean Input Method Editors (IME).

Changes for v4.1.2 - v4.1.3

Changes:
Changed: settings dialog of the program is reorganized.
Changed: after reopening document, text position is restored.
Added: option for drawing caret vertical line.
Added: option for setting caret width.
Added: option for setting default newline format.
Added: possibility to wrap lines by symbols.
Added: possibility to specify null character \[0000] in "Esc-sequences".
Added: Chinese recognition (UTF-8).
Added: new line Drag'n'Drop.
Added: command 4426 for file saving in UTF-8 without BOM.
Fixed: replace text with column selection.
Fixed: when caret out of the edge is on, Drag'n'Drop not allowing drop out of the edge.

Changes for v4.1.1 - v4.1.2

Changed: scrolling with middle mouse button.
Changed: double mouse click selection.
Changed: "Go to line" dialog now accepts numbers in more free form, for example, "2 123".
Added: silent install support (/? for help).
Added: possibility to change default extention of a file save dialog (in program resources).
Added: parameter "WordBreak". Works only if enabled "Word delimiters" in settings. Sets, how the caret on Ctrl+Left/Ctrl+Right will move, by the sum of members:
1 Left movement is stopped, when word start is found.
2 Left movement is stopped, when word end is found.
4 Right movement is stopped, when word start is found.
8 Right movement is stopped, when word end is found.
16 Movement is stopped, when spacing start is found. Cannot be combined with 64.
32 Movement is stopped, when spacing end is found. Cannot be combined with 128.
64 Movement is continued, when spacing start is found. Cannot be combined with 16.
128 Movement is continued, when spacing end is found. Cannot be combined with 32.
By default: 1+2+4+8+32+64=111 (AkelEdit), 1+8=9 (AkelPad).
Fixed: AEM_CANPASTE message.
Fixed: insert tabulation as spaces.

Changes for v4.1.0 - v4.1.1

Added: scrolling with middle mouse button.
Added: hMainAccel parameter in plugin structure.
Fixed: binary file could open as UTF-16.

Changes for v4.0.9 - v4.1.0

Changed: optimized drawing of long lines.
Changed: now URL max length is 512 characters (as in RichEdit) to speed up work with text.
Changed: documentation now located in Docs folder.
Added: plugins in installer.
Added: opportunity to replace notepad without installation of the program in a system directory.
Fixed: combining mouse capture and text insertion.
Fixed: updating after text insertion in a word wrap mode.

Changes for v4.0.8 - v4.0.9

Changed: right mouse click on non-active AkelEdit window activate it (MDI).
Added: Dutch language module (Henk G. Zikken).
Fixed: work with Input Method Editors (IME).
Fixed: divide by zero problem in file opening and word wrapping progress indicator.

Changes for v4.0.7 - v4.0.8

Changed: speed of work with text is greatly increased. Now files equally quickly opens/edits, independent from monospaced font or not, and also independent from character set.
Changed: improved work with Input Method Editors (IME).
Added: support for multiline URL in word wrap mode.
Added: main window repainting at long file opening.
Fixed: context menu on two monitors.

Changes for v4.0.6 - v4.0.7

Changed: speed of files processing with monospaced font is increased (exception is CJKV character sets).
Fixed: wrapping progress indicator cause program error on wrapping very long line.

Changes for v4.0.5 - v4.0.6

Changed: backward compatibility with RichEdit is improved.
Changed: tabulation width calculated from space width.
Fixed: saving in UTF-8.

Changes for v4.0.4 - v4.0.5

Changed: improved PageUp/PageDown text navigation.
Added: option for caret moving out of the line edge.
Fixed: extended hotkey didn't working.
Fixed: insert tabulation as spaces.

Changes for v4.0.3 - v4.0.4

Changed: at font size change, AkelEdit adjusts position of the text according to the first visible line.
Added: position of modeless dialogs is locally remembered.
Added: command 4180 for cycle text case changing.
Fixed: new line manipulation.
Fixed: caret color on non-white background.

Changes for v4.0.2 - v4.0.3

Changed: improved file opening and word wrapping progress indicator.
Added: URL prefix "www." in settings by default.
Fixed: text Drag'n'Drop.
Fixed: URL prefixes and delimiters saving in registry.
Fixed: selection type modification with mouse.

Changes for v4.0.1 - v4.0.2

Changed: at window resize in a word wrap mode, AkelEdit adjusts position of the text according to the first visible line.
Changed: improved status bar painting on main window resize.
Changed: increased accuracy of the wrapping progress indicator.
Changed: default word breaking now has RichEdit format.
Added: support for "Mac (0Dh)" new line format.
Added: URL prefixes and delimiters setup.
Added: text Drag'n'Drop between tab buttons from external applications (MDI).
Fixed: changing the formatting rectangle (AEM_SETRECT) in word wrap mode.
Fixed: with variable font, mouse didn't select last symbol of a wrapped line.
Fixed: updating edit window at loading minimally necessary number of lines.
Fixed: word delimiters saving in INI file.

Changes for v4.0.0 - v4.0.1

Added: file opening and word wrapping progress indicator, if text processed more then 0,5 second.
Added: Romanian language module (Alexandru Bogdan Munteanu).
Fixed: text drawing with monospaced font.
Fixed: selection on tab switching in word wrap mode (MDI).
Fixed: search in word wrap mode.
Fixed: caret position after text deletion.
Fixed: program blocked Shift+BackSpace hotkey, if selection was empty.
Fixed: title case changing in column selection mode.

Changes for v4.0.0 Beta 4 - v4.0.0

Changed: backward compatibility with RichEdit is improved.
Changed: optimized drawing of long lines.
Added: fast access to the text at file opening (updating edit window at loading minimally necessary number of lines).
Added: URL now clickable.
Added: text Drag'n'Drop between tab buttons (MDI).
Added: version information in EXE.
Added: Ctrl+Enter combination - new line with keeping left spaces.
Added: Tatar language module (Rustem Gimran).
Added: Slovak language module (pvagner).
Fixed: column Undo/Redo.
Fixed: text Drag'n'Drop between several AkelEdit windows.
Fixed: text Drag'n'Drop ignored AECO_READONLY flag.
Fixed: combinations didn't working in dialog: Ctrl+Insert, Shift+Insert, Shift+Delete.
Fixed: incorrect selection length shown in status bar after new line format change.

Changes for v4.0.0 Beta 3 - v4.0.0 Beta 4

Fixed: "OK" button in plugin dialog, didn't clear non-existent plugin records.
Fixed: Ctrl+Tab combination didn't working in dialog.
Fixed: mouse didn't select last symbol of a line with a biggest width.
Fixed: caret hiding when text margins is changed.
Fixed: column selection was deformed, if it left from visible limits at window resize in word wrap mode.

Changes for v4.0.0 Beta 2 - v4.0.0 Beta 3

Fixed: tab key didn't working.

Changes for v3.7.1 - v3.7.2

Added: AKD_INI* messages for work with ini file in UTF-16LE codepage.
Fixed: change font size using Ctrl+WheelMouse wasn't remembered.
Fixed: duplicating codepage in list when Ansi and Oem codepages are the same.

Changes for v3.7.0 - v3.7.1

Fixed: version 3.7.0 identified itself with AkelEdit instead of RichEdit.

Changes for v3.6.4 - v3.7.0

Added: check for plugins and program compatibility. Update plugins.
Added: Ctrl+Enter combination - new line with keeping left spaces.
Added: command 4426 for file saving in UTF-8 without BOM.
Added: Chinese recognition (UTF-8).
Added: Japanese recognition (UTF-8).
Added: Korean recognition (UTF-8).
Added: Turkish recognition (OEM, UTF-8).
Added: version information in EXE.
Added: from uninstaller now possible to remove installer traces (shortcuts, key in registry, Uninstall.exe file) without program files removal.
Fixed: ampersand in tab button name (MDI) and in recent files menu.

Changes for v3.6.3 - v3.6.4

Added: silent install support (/? for help).
Added: possibility to change default extention of a file save dialog (in program resources).
Added: hMainAccel parameter in plugin structure.
Fixed: binary file could open as UTF-16.

Changes for v3.6.2 - v3.6.3

Changed: documentation now located in Docs folder.
Added: plugins in installer.
Added: opportunity to replace notepad without installation of the program in a system directory.
Fixed: context menu on two monitors.

Changes for v3.5.6 - v3.6.0

Changed: synchronized structures with AkelPad 4.x.x. Update yours plugins.
Added: unicode files without BOM now marked as "*BOM" in status bar.
Fixed: UTF-8 without BOM recognition.

Changes for v3.5.5 - v3.5.6

Added: Turkish language module (fero74).
Added: lpPluginFunction parameter in plugin structure.
Fixed: working directory manipulation.

Changes for v3.5.4 - v3.5.5

Changed: program working directory restored after file opening.
Added: AKDN_DLLCALL, AKDN_DLLUNLOAD messages.
Fixed: FR_WHOLEWORD flag of AKD_TEXTFIND message didn't working.

Changes for v3.5.3 - v3.5.4

Changed: improved work with docking windows.
Added: insert date (Ctrl+D).
Added: possibility to read/save program settings from plugins using AKD_BEGINOPTIONS message.
Fixed: function of change letter case "Sentence case." were not processed "?" and "!" as the end of the sentence.

Changes for v3.5.2 - v3.5.3

Changed: improved work with docking windows.
Added: IDM_FILE_CLOSEALL_BUTACTIVE command (MDI).
Added: AKDN_DOCK_GETMINMAXINFO message.

Changes for v3.5.1 - v3.5.2

Changed: now docking windows can be created in the main thread.
Added: accelerator table (resource identifier 1301), which works in any modeless window of the program.
Added: opportunity of switching between edit window and modeless dialogs: F6 - go to next dialog. Shift+F6 - go to previous dialog.
Added: AKD_POSTMESSAGE, AKDN_MAIN_ONSTART_IDLE messages.
Fixed: AKD_DLLUNLOAD message.

Changes for v3.5.0 - v3.5.1

Added: command line parameters: /reassoc reinstall assigned earlier associations of file types; /deassoc uninstall assigned earlier associations of file types; /quit stop parsing command line parameters and close program.
Added: program installation reinstall assigned earlier associations of file types, program deinstallation uninstall assigned earlier associations of file types.
Fixed: AKD_DLLUNLOAD message.

Changes for v3.4.6 - v3.4.7

Fixed: 3.4.6 bug - work with INI file (Win95/98/Me).
Fixed: tabs Drag'n'Drop (MDI).

Changes for v3.4.5 - v3.4.6

Added: Chinese Simplified language module (cnnnc).
Added: %d variable in "Execute" settings.
Fixed: DBCS codepages support.

Changes for v3.4.4 - v3.4.5

Changed: hyperlink clickable only if selection empty.
Added: Chinese Traditional language module (Minson).
Added: now find/replace dialog accept more than one line when pasting from clipboard.
Added: many IDM_* commands now return values after call.

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